Geography
India is located in THIS continent.
What is Asia?
The names of the TWO major cities of the Indus River Valley Civilization.
What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
THIS invention used indoor toilets and covered pipes to keep cities clean.
What is the sewer system?
These strong seasonal winds bring both wet seasons and dry seasons.
What are monsoons?
India has around THIS percent of the world population.
What is 20%?
The countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, and Nepal make up THIS type of landform.
What is a subcontinent?
THIS street pattern kept planned-cities organized.
What is a grid?
The original name of this invention is "chāmpo".
What is shampoo?
The world's third largest religion.
What is Hinduism?
Name one of India's famous monuments.
What is the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, or the Meenakshi Amman Temple?
The tallest mountain range in the world, located in India.
What is the Himalayas?
Using covered drains, THIS system kept planned-cities free of waste.
What is the sewer system?
Storing water while also keeping the air cool, THIS invention became a place for people to relax.
What is the stepwell?
The holy texts of Hinduism.
What are the Vedas?
India is home to many cultural foods! Name two.
What are naan, curry, samosas, rice cakes, etc.?
The three bodies of water that surround India.
What are the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean?
THIS structure located in Mohenjo-Daro is believed to have been used for religious purposes.
What is the Great Bath?
One of India's most important and ancient languages.
What is Sanskrit?
The empire for the "Golden Age" of Ancient India.
What is the Gupta Empire?
The recently celebrated festival, also known as the Festival of Colors.
What is Holi?
Most of southern India is covered by THIS plateau.
What is the Deccan plateau?
List five features of an Indus Civilization planned-city.
What are multi-story houses, sewer system, defensive walls, granaries, stepwells, city zones, and grid pattern streets?
While similar to previous civilization's social class, THIS invention did not allow a person to rise above the position in which they were born.
What is the Caste System?
The Hindu god of creation.
Who is Brahma?
This five-day festival is also known as the Festival of Lights.
What is Diwali?